Sweet Tooth
July 25, 2006 by Renee @ 09:40 AMCategory: Daily Eats, Daily Sweat, Food & Nutrition, Journal
Daily Weigh In: 194.8 
Nutrition
- fiber 1, cheerios, raisins, vanilla soy milk
- turkey sammich: smoked turkey breast, sliced veggie cheese, mayo, dijon mustard, spinach leaves & tomato on seeded rye bread. carrots & broccoli w/ranch dressing
- 2 slices pineapple
- peach
- chocolate soy milk
- burger w/veggie cheese & mushrooms sauteed w/A1 on a ww tortilla & corn on the cob w/ICBINB
- 2 sno-cream pops (it's hot as hades in the atl)
Water
4 liters
Vitamins/Supplements
Check
Training
45 mins elliptical - 3.31 miles
45 mins treadmill - 2.62 miles
Total cardio mins: 90
Total miles: 5.93
15 mins weights - Buns
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A group led by Cornell University marketing professor Brian Wansink looked at the eating habits of thousands of people and concluded the craving for something sweet spans both candy and fruit. The study published in the journal Appetite found people who eat candy, cakes and other sweet snacks eat more fruit than people who prefer salty snacks like nuts and chips."I think it shows there is some hope for the typical dieter," he said. "... Maybe you're not just a sugar-eating machine — that there are some redeeming traits to your diet." [source]
I have a terrible sweet tooth. The healthier/blander my food is, the stronger the urge is to have something sweet to cut the taste. And by bland, I don't mean horrible, I enjoy what I'm eating.
Like last night's dinner, bun-less burger. I meant to eat it w/a ww tortilla. Went so far as to put it on the plate, but for some reason, never touched it. I also skipped the condiments, mayo/mustard/ketchup. Matter of fact didn't even use season salt/hamburger seasoning/Worcestershire sauce or A1 and it was still pretty damn delish.
I had a swt potato I topped w/a bit of maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins and a few pineapple chunks. I nuked the swt potato, the sliced it down the middle. Added the fixin's and mashed it all up. So dinner was yummy.
But, when I was done, I kept flicking my tongue around for something. Sweet. Need. Sweet. A few shopping trips ago I picked up fruit leather, and while I was actually thinking chocolate or cookies or even a sno cream pop in the freezer, I gave the leather a shot.
Didn't think it'd do anything, small and thin as it was, but when I was done, I felt satiated again. Weird.
Or, it was weird till I read the above study today. My diet has redeeming traits 
